Window-cleaner.



no, 847,486. PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 2. 1906.

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fipeeification of Letters Patent. l pmmem m 2, 1906. Serial so. 309,418.

Patented ch 19, 1907.

To a, who-no lit How concern:

Be it known that l, WILLiAM Meow, a citizen of the United States, residin' sit Fort Collins, in the county-of Lerimer on State of Colorado, have invented at new and useful Window-Cleaner, of whichthe following is e specificsllion'.

This invention relates to improvements in implements for cleaning Windows and for similar purposes; and has for its object to provide a. sim ly-conotmctezl and convenclevice 'compeieiew reservoir for Water, en obsdrbenteleir ent asso cietecl with the reservoi eool-e. wiping-etrip or drier likewise associated Wito the weervoir.

will these and other 'olli iectc 531 view,

which willeppeer as tlee notbl'gloftbe invention is better understood, the lm/ention conslots in certain novel features of constmctioo, as hereinafter fully (leseribed and claimed. l In the occompeoying'dmwings,forming a. port of this specification, end in which corresponding ports ere denoted by likedeeignotlog characters, is illustmteii' the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention co pelole of carrying the some into practical operetioae.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is o pesspectivc View of the improved. implement. Fig. 2 is o. 1

transveree section oi the some.

The reservoir portion of the im lenient (re resented et lfl) is preferably cy inclricel on closed et the ends, one of the ends being Each end is provided with e. redial recess, one of the recesses bein imli; ceted at 12 in the end. ll, and-it will e understood that the opposite end of the reset vol]: is provided with a like recess.

The reservoir 1.0 is provide-cl with e longitucliosl aperture in one side oml with the 3 wells of the reservoir at the edges of the e o erture turned outwardly, as at l3 1%, tee outtumerl edges being in olmement with tile redial end recesses 12.

l itting into the aperture in the reservoir and the recesses in the ends of the some is e. trough-shaped member 15, the outer edges of the member 15 bent over the free edges of the projections 14, as represented at 16.

'l he trough-shaped member is provided with a. plurality of transverse apertures 17, communicating witlLt'l e interior of the res- \e. ervoir, the member "'lo being preferably slightly widest at the lower end and designed to support an absorbent element 18sucl1 as sponge, felt, or the like-the absorbent elcl meet exteoding beyond the turnecl over reservoir thus passes freely through the op :azrturafail to the ebsorbent element, as will obvious.

The reservoir 10 is provided with a. handle 19 of suitable construction and with an operturezfl, provided with a suitable closure 21, thyougl; which the water is supplied to the reservoir. Attached. to the reservoir 10 is holdingeteip '22 of sheet metal, preferably U-sbepeo. in transverse section, with one side longer than the other eo-Il the longest side supported by brace The lioicliogotrip is designed to support it Wiper element, of rubberor similar material, secured in position by rivets or other suitable means. The holding-strip is preferably located at the opposite side of the reservoir from the absorbent element, as shown, but may be otherwise located, if preferred.

With the device thus constructed it will be obvious that the water may be supplied in sufficient quantity to the absorbent element when the im lenient is drawn beck end forth across the g ass to be cleansed and tloue remove the adhering matter therefrom, and when this is accomplished the implement is reversed in position and the wiper element 24 the operation.

.The device 18 simple in construct-1011, can be nexpensively manufactured, end the ab or fractured and replaced by a. new element. The natural expansion of the absorbent element coectin v with the leterallyenler eil inner portion 0; the trough-shaped mom er prevegnts eccideotol displacement of the absorbeet element while in use.

size or capacity end. of any suitable material. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed new is 1. In o device of the class described, a. reg ceptacle having e peripheral aperture with the sides extending radially of the rcceptocle, and o trougzlrsboped member having space-d orifices and supported in said operture with the edges bearing over the extended edges of the aperture. 5 2. In a device of the class described, it reg 'ceptacle having a peripheral aperture and ral 1 edges 1%, as shown. The water within the SQl'llQflt clement readily removed when worn die-l recesses in the ends in slinemcnt with employed in the usual manner to complete The implement may be of any required the aperture, and a trcugli-filiaped member 'ccpmcie lizwin having spac al. orifices and disposed in Said receptacle and recesses with the edges bcaz ever the edges of the i'eccptaclc-aperturc. l. 3. in a (lGVlCQ of thc class described, 1'0- :eptac-le having :1 peripheral aperture with j tlic sz dcs cxtcndiug raidially of the receptacle and the irough-slmpud member having spaced orifices and extending iln'oug'h mud aperture and. between said extended sides the sides extending radially of the receptacle and with recssus in the ends in nlincmvnl, will: suid reccplucl a-apcrtuic, and :i il'()llf {l)- shaped incmbci' having spziccd mrilhm: :mil supportcd in said cperturc and. FPUPSSQS and with. the edges bearing cvcr tlic cxlcndvd edges of the aperture.

in tvct'imony that I claim the forvguing us my 0W1)IlltlVQllGl'OlOllllXCd my signature in the presence of tam witnesses.

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